Among the following, the number of elements showing only one non-zero oxidation state is:
O,Cl,F,N,P,Sn,Tl,Na,Ti

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`{:("Element","Non zero oxidation states"),(O,-1/2","-1"," and +2),(Cl, -1","+1","+3","+5 and +7),(F,-1),(P,-3","-2","+1","+3 and +5),(Sn, +2","+4),(Na,+1),(Ti, +2","+4):}`
`therefore` two elements F and Na shows only one (-1) and (+1) respectively, non-zero oxidation state.

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